Richard's main research interests focus on China-US relations, international relations of the Asia-Pacific, great power competition, foreign policy behaviour of small and middle powers, and international relations theory.
His work has appeared in several edited volumes and has published more than thirty articles in world leading academic journals, including International Relations, The Chinese Journal of International Politics, The Journal of Chinese Political Science, Journal of Contemporary China, The Pacific Review, Europe-Asia Studies, Korea Observer, The Journal of Political Science Education, Journal of Eurasian Studies, and Journal of Latin American Studies.
Asia-Pacific Secondary States as Kingmakers: Alignment Roles in the China-US Strategic Competition
with Maximilian Ohle and Zhaoying Han, Routledge, 2025
